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The long-awaited Stax Records debut, Pink Elephant, from stirring soul singer N’dambi is out this October. Produced by Leon Sylvers III (Shalamar, Blackstreet, Gladys Knight), the album’s lead single “Can’t Hardly Wait” is a biting chunk of scorching sarcasm, delivered in the commanding singer’s rich tone. Her opening complaint, “I don’t know why I keep f***in’ wit you,” perfectly expresses the inability to turn a listless love loose. She sings and performs her own drum beats on the irresistible “The World Is A Beat,” a percussive and pointed lament about the current state of the music business. This digital DJ promo is only a nibble of N’dambi’s Pink Elephant, a masterpiece that layers her molasses-drenched vocals into cushy multi-part harmonies.

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Cuban soul rocker and Juno award-winner Alex Cuba delivers his sophomore full-length, Agua Del Pozo. Although he hails from Artemisa, Cuba (1 hour west of Havana) and resides in Smithers, B.C. (14 hours north of Vancouver), musically he lives everywhere in between. His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and rock chords subvert commonly held notions of what Cuban music is. The title track, built on a classic, oldschool two-chord salsa vamp and an infectious dance groove, perfectly highlights Cuba’s electric guitar solos. Also included in this album sampler is the ska-tinged “Tu Boca Lo Quita,” wherein Cuba’s tongue-in-cheek lyrics have him yearning for elusive pleasures.

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Celebrated Senegalese master-musician Baaba Maal follows up 2001′s Grammy-nominated Missing You with his new multi-lingual album, Television. This digital DJ promo brings you the African-crossover “International,” plus a triplet of remixes featuring a poetic listing of exotic cities across the globe by Sabina Sciubba of New York’s Brazilian Girls. The John Leckie remix maintains the original’s galloping rhythm, while stripping it down to the bare dancefloor essentials. Groucho transforms “International” into a slow stomper, supplementing it with an eclectic melange of electronic synths, jazz horn and guitar licks. Topping it all off, the DJ Veany remix suffuses the world vocals with driving progressive house.

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Australian power group Wolfmother are back with their inimitable proto-heavy metal on the sophomore album, Cosmic Egg. This digital DJ promo contains the lead single, "New Moon Rising," a thumping, ripping slice of optimistic future-blues, complete with textbook flaming Wolfmother guitar and joyously bludgeoning drums. On remix duties, London’s Henry "Riton" concocts a pair of sophisticated rubs with quirky electronic melodies. Portland’s indie dance duo YACHT fix-up synth-y, mutant disco with punk-funk handclaps, and Gothenburg’s Fontän rework the single with psychedelic effects and stylings. Having just finished a journey across the USA, hammering out dates in support of The Killers, Wolfmother promise a thrilling rush of good times direct to the soul with their new album that’s sure to be inescapable very, very soon.